Linotype-matrix.



J. B. BELL.

LLNOTYPE MATRIX.

APPLICATION FILED line, 1911.

1, 1 1 5,274. Patented Oct. 2?, 19m

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J. B. BELL. LINOTYPB MATRIX.

APPLICATION TILED MAY6,1911.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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[ whereby they may he rezulily available for UNITED Shires rirrnisr err en.

JEROME' B. BELL, or WILMINGTON; DELAWARE, ASSIGNOR TO MERGENTHALER mm- TYPE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., z-. CDRPORATION OF NEW Yuan.

' Specification of Litters Eatent.

Application filed m 6, 1911.

liiln'iingtnn, in the enmity of New Castle,

new mil useful ln'ipreveinen Metric:

cation.

This invention relutesto an in'n ireyeu'ient in linotype..inaehines and particularly in matrices for such rmrehines and the means for storing such n'mtriees in mz-iruzinr of which the following a speea 1' composition.

The widths of letters which n'my be cast in linotype nmehxnes '21s heretofore'useil.

have been limited by the widths of the matriees which the machines have been al llljlitl 'l to use and the widths of. the n'intriees halve been limited-by the nmgnzines,;\vhieh (25innot'be constructed ofgreat \vii'lth without danger of transpositionol' the matrices (lur ing assemblage. f

According to the present invention l EH31! east letters any width (lesirml in nmrhina-s as at presentconstructedand l :u-romplish this by putting different longitudinal yones or sections of the let-terson adjacent lnx'itriees, whereby when the matrices are nssenr lile-(l eon'iplete letters are l'nesenteil to the mold.

he invention will he more clearly understood by reference to the ilft i()lllii'nll 'lug drawing, in which: 7 I

l igure l is an edge view of two imitriees earryingvzi single letter, each nmtrix i-nr ing onehalf of the letter" li View of one of these matriee is a li egrammnth: view of it matrix channel in which n'mtriees similar to those shown in Fig.1 are assembled; Fig. 4 is ii view similar tol ig. l but showing a wider letter extendingover three n'uitric and Fig. 5 a view of an assemhlerl line of mntrires em hndying the invention. Fig. (3 is n (lingrzunmntic 'view illustrating the assembling and distributing nieehnnism of. a linotype machine.

.l'iet'erriw; to the drawing, 772-, m ilulieate two matrires containing respectively, eorrr plementziry parts m a. letter which is too wide to he carried by a single matrix, for reasons hereinhefore stated. The nurtriees may be otherwise of any ordinary form Patented ()et..2'7', 1914.

S,srialNe.625,54-.S.

2 adapted fer :a line or letter casting machine.

-15 shown in the venous news elf. thexlrawcitizen oi" the llnited States, um] resident of r'y invention is adapted t the inatnly used in. the well known s, such me ceshaving r lugs and rornlmmtiens 'l-hesecomplementary iv-ortionsnf the letter 13' with each .otherwhen the mat ri nhled'for east-mg nn l= a single w-nle lettern (1y be oasti ggiinst tl 'n1. Any other letter oreharaeter. which is wider than- :1 single liltltI'lX1114.3 be thus formed on pliiriility of matrices.

A magazine hav ng separate eha nnelsfor ihe rlill'erent 'matriees a fonticentruetecl' uwnriling' to my invention v\'0iild-be too wide for use ill a, li nntype.zmaehine, as-it- :11: nrilinziry magazine,- To olniiatle t-his- -llilltllltf." and to perm t. of, the use-of my invention i :-i' eonnectien \i'itlislinotype"rnsrwhzin'nel, as shown n Figl. l'ns ligure it will be seen that :1 matrix m,

is at the bottom of the ehannelhnd that" nmtriees m, m are arranged alternately in the channel, the nppermos the sninens the lowest nintrrs;

iii ass seiw matrix being l hling thesematriees the keyior letter B is j operated twice in suc-eesshin, the first time" rele:

sing the matrix in. and tile second time" releas. no the matrix m", whieli'. matrices l rop into the assembler. and are -2isseinbleil as shown lILFlg. 1.

In a linotype maehine'the' matrices are] distributed in the rover-sent theyorder in whirh they are assembled and the right n'mtrix in" will therefore drop into the chan nel (1 ahead of the leftnmtrix m "(if any pa i r.

in order that the 'matricesflmay al-Q we he in proper order in the channel I lozul each channel with one odd matrix for casting the left side of the character which the channel contains. Thus in Fig. 3 the lowest nmtrix and the uppermest matrix are the same and when a pair of matrices,

as shown in Fig. 1, are distributed into the channel the right matrix m will follow the uppermost matrix m. A pair of matrices arranged in proper order will therefore always he found at the bottom of each channel and ready for conjoint use. I have not shown any distributing or assembling mechanism inthe drawing as it will be readily understood that these mechanisms may be exactly the same as in the present commercial linotype machine. A suitable assembling and distributing mechanism is shown for instance in the Merganthaler Patent No; 436,532.

It will be evident that my invention may be extended to wider letters than that illustrated in Fig.' -1, by extending the letters over three or more matrices. In Fig. 4 I have shown a cap letter E extending over three matrices m m, m". When using more than two matrices for a single letter the scheme of arranging them in the magazine channel shown in Fig. 3 must be modilied. \Vhen a letter requires three matrices, as shown in Fi 4, the left matrix m and the middle matrix m may be distributed into the same channel in the manner heretofore described, one extra matrix on being used. The right matrix m may be distributed into a separate channel, which may be the channel for the corresponding small cap letter. It is not necessary that the matrices for any single letter should" all be ofthe same width. On the other hand it is sometimes advisable or necessary to make them of different widths. For instance, in the group of matrices shown in Fig. 4 the matrix m may be of the proper width to fit the channel in which it is contained and the matrices m, m may be of another width suitable for the channel in which they are contained. It is only necessary that the aggregate width of the group of matrices should be sufiicient to accommodate the desired letter. In practice matrices of various widths will be used, as illustrated in Fig. 5.

Fi 6 illustrates the distributing and assemb ing mechanism of one form of typographic machine in which my improved matrices may be used, viz: the well known Mergenthaler linotype machine. Referring to" this figure,'A indicates the distributing screws; B, the magazine; C, the assembling belt; D, the key-board", and E, the mold whee-L The matrices in the magazine B are liberated by operating the key-board and are carried by the belt'C and assembled at the point F. The assembled line of matrices follows the direction indicated by the arrows to the casting location G and from this point they follow the arrows to the distributing screws A, by means of which and associated devices the matrices are returned to their respective'channels in the magazine B.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

'1. A plurality of linotype matrices provided respectively with complementary portions of the same letter or character adapted to be assembled together to produce the complete letter or character and having the same distributing combinations, whereby they are directed to the same magazine channel.

2. The combination with a magazine channel of matrices bearing complementary parts of the same letter or character adapted to be assembled together to produce the complete letter or character and arranged in said channel in the order of composition.

3. The combination with a magazine chan- 1101 of matrices bearing laterally complementary h Ves of the same letter or charac ter arrange alternately therein. 4. The combination with a magazine channel of matrices bearing complementary halves of the same letter or character arranged alternately therein, said'channel containing an even number of matrices bearing one-half of the character and an odd number of matrices bearing the other half of the character, for the purpose set forth.

5. A fontof linotfype matrices embodying a series of groups 0 matrices provided with distributing means, each group comprising laterally complementary vertical zones of a single character adapted when assembled to present a complete matrix of the character for casting purposes and having the same distributing combinations whereby they are distributed into'a common channel.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of laterally-complementary type or matrices, each containing a portion of the extended character, and adaptselecting means therefor, the successive op eration of which dellvers the individual type or matrices in proper consecutive order.

7. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a plurality of laterally-compleportion of the extended character, and

adapted to be assembled side by side, the

said type or matrices being all provided with.

the same distributing combination, and distributing devices, whereby the individual type or matrices are all released at the same point.

9. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of lateraily-complementary type or matrices, each containing ed to be assembledside by side, anda single a portion of the extended character, and adapted to be assembled side by side, a single storing means therefor, and distributing devices to deliver all the individual type or matrices to the sin le storing means in proper consecutive or er.

10. In a typo raphical machine, the combination of a pfilrality of laterally-complementary type or matrices, each containing a portion of the extended character, and adapted to be assembled side by side, a single storing means for storing the individual type or matrices in roper order, a single selecting means to eliver the type or matrices successively therefrom, and distributing devices to restore the type or matrices to the storing means in the roper order.

11. In a typographical machine, a plurality of laterally-complementary type or matrices, each containing a portion of the extended character, the similar individual type or matrices being stored alternately and in different number, in combination with selecting means for successively delivering the type or matrices in one order, and distributing means for restoring them in a different order.

12. In a typographical machine, a plurality of double, laterally-complementary type or matrices, each containing a portion of the extended character, the similar individual type or matrices being stored alternately and in odd and even number respectively, in combination with selecting means for successively delivering the type or matrices in one order, and distributing means for restoring then in the reverse order.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JEROME B. BELL.

\Vitnesses J. A. WA'rsoN, ARTHUR L. BRYANT. 

